Supernova Remnants in the Multi-wavelength Era
Abstract
Supernova remnants (SNRs) influence and probe the properties of the gas and dust that compose the interstellar medium (ISM) into which they are born -- the ISM from which other stars and planets may form. The increasing prevalence of sensitive, high-resolution, large-scale surveys offers an avenue to progress our understanding of SNRs, more accurately count sources, and more precisely constrain the stellar contribution to the ISM of the Milky Way. Here I will outline a few case studies in which data from multiple wavebands are brought to bare on issues of source classification, environment, morphology, and evolutionary phase. In examining just these few cases, I find a misclassified SNR, a pair whose unusual morphologies can be explained by a partial transition to the radiative phase, and provide further insight into a set of SNR candidates which, if confirmed, may be amongst the youngest in the Galaxy. These examples demonstrate the potential of including existing multi-wavelength data in the analysis of SNRs.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #221
- Pub Date:
- January 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013AAS...22133001R